Charge-distributing apparatus for blast-furnaces.



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CHARGE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS POR BLAST FURNACS.V

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No. 868,346. A PATENTE) 00T. 15, 1907.

' W. KENNEDY.

CHARGE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS FOR BLAST PURNAGES. PPLIUATION FILED MAY 4. 1904.. BBNEWBD JULY 6,1905.

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

WAL/.T15 it KEN NED Y, 01" ALLEGrHENY47 PEN NSY LYAN IA.

Application tiled May 4, 1904, Serial No. 206,397. Renewed July 6,-1905. Serial No` 268,558.

o thc niuiu hopper und churging-bcll ot the furnace Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented out. 15, 1907.

improved distributing mechanism; Fig. 3 is a view the diskllZ so that thc distributing hopper cnn bc Be it known that I, WALTER KnNNpDY, residing at partly in elevation and partly in section, oi the 'dis- Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny' and State of tributngmechanism and its operating `devic'es-Figs. Pennsylvania, a citizen of the United. States, have in- 4 and 5 are detail views illustrating different construc- 60 5 vented or discovered certain newand useful imp rovetions whereby the distributing mechanisin may be ments in Chargo-I)istributing Apparatus or Blast-Furraised and supported; Fig. (i shows detail views of the naccs7 of which iinl'vrovement the following is a specipawl and ratchet mechanism forming parts of the iication. mechanism for operating the distributor; Fig. 7 is ai The 'invention describedherein relates to certain plan -vieW illustrating a modification of the distribut- 65 10 improvements in blast furnace charging rneehanism, ing mechanism; Fig. 8 is a sectional View 0E the-con and has for its object a construction and arrangement struction shown in Fig. 7, the plane of section being of parte or elements whereby an even. distribution of indicated by the .line VlIL-VIII Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a thc ore, etc., onto-:the charging-bell may b effected View inV elevation of a portion oi the construction so that the charge voili on the lowering of the bell 'be shown inFigs. '7 and 8; FQ. 10 is a bottom plan View 7i) regularly deposited within the furnace. Y' of a further modification of my improvement; Fig. 11V

In most blast. furnaces the cars carrying' the niateis a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 'rial to the -top ofthe furnace dump their contents into 10; Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation on a plane indicated 4a liopperirom one side of the saine, and from this hopby the line X11-XII Fig. 10; Fig. 13 is an elevation per the material passes into the main charging hoppen partly in section of a further modification of my im- '75 20 where it is supported by the main bell. As the cars provenient and Fig. 14 is a bottom plan View of a por- I always dump from the saine side or point., there will tion of the construction shown in Fig. 13.

Y be a larger depositoi ore, ete.,'on one portionot the bel] In the practice 0f Illy invention the main llOppvl' l than at other parts, and as a rzonse11ence o this unwith its charging-bell 2 are constructed in the usual or even distribution oi tlie'inaterial on the bell,v the maany suitable manner, thcl bell being connected to an 80 terioll will pile up higher along one side of thcfiurnace operating rod 3 extending up t0 a. lliibli. lifting and than the other1 causing an uneven Workingl of the lowering inecbanisni, as is customary.

latter. And further on account'. of the different Ino-y A distributing hoppcr4 is l.t1-ranged within or directly nientiun the lumps 'and iinely divided ore received in liuc with the inouthol the main hopper l., said disin passing ironi the car into the Inain hopper, there tribntiug hoppcr being provddcdwth a. slopingfloor 85 Will be a separation ol the lumps and linely divided so that thc materia-l charged thm-cinto through thc ore, the lutter being deposited on the side oi the bell chute 5 [indicated in dotted lines] will flow or .slide opposite that cin-Which the linups will drop.. In order town-rds and through an opening i'orrned in thc. sido overcome these diliiculties in charging, a revolvol thc distributing hopper. This opt-ning is dcsiguod ling trough has been einployed, but it is foundthat to be closed by u door or shutter 6, which in thc con- 90 when the troughis in the line of movement of the mastruction shown in Figs. l and 2 is inn-de in tho forni terial ironi the car, the material then receives such ol an inw'crtcd conearranged bclow thc distributing' impetus that it will pile up against the sido of the liophoppcr, tbc lnttcr boing dcsigncd as hcrcinal'tcr dcpor.` ,lint when the position oi the trough is reversed scribi-d to rot-atc within the shutter. Thc lowcr cnd of 4 so that the direction o1' movement of the material from thc shuttcr is supported by a block 7 carried by thc lilt- 95 40 uw "lr is "hil'llrd, the speed oiinovenieut is so reing rod 3. ln tho constructitin shown in Fig. l this-block duced, that tho n'nitcriul will pile` up on the bell. 1t o1' houd on tho lifting rod has u. cono-shiipcd uppcr vnd follows iront this piling ol' the material partly against and loi-uis n. bcaring l'or n. similarly shupcd sont. on n thc .sido oi thc .hoppornnd on tbe bell, that when the slot-vc B surrounding thc lil'ling rod. Thisslccvc is latter is lowered, the larger part-of the charge will be pl'oi'idcd with n sont. or shoulder El prt-lcrubly having 10( deposited at one side of thc iurnnce. a groovc tbox-cin im' thc roccpt ion ol' nut -iriction roll'crs The invention described herein has for its` objef':t l0 on whichu bearing-ring Il in tlul lou'cr cud-oi the the deposition of the cont-ents of oaclrcar at a different conica-l shutter is supporlcd.

. point upon vthe receiving bell without changing the A divided disk l2 is secured around thc slccc 3, itt" point oi discharge ofthe car. inner pcriphcry litting within n. gi'ooyc in thc slccvc. 105

The invention'- is hereinafter more t'ully described 'This disk servos as a support for thc hub lj. forint-d on und claimed. l tlu` distributor 4, As shown, it is prolcrrod -to proi In the accompanying drawings forming n pnrt olf this Yidc :in anti-friction lwui'ing bctivccn thc hub 13 und specilication Figure 1, is un clcvution partly in section i cnsily rot-.ucd as hcrciunltm' dcscnlwd. Tho upper i'cud ol th:l conical shutter is sccnrcd to or torno-d in' 1 Legt-:1l withL-:tshiltinghiing; lllprojccting over the odge having ln'y iniprovt-.d dstrilnltfincr mechanism applied thereto; Fig. L. is a View in top plan und sect-loool niy 8.- In an apparatus for charging blast furnaces, the coml hiuation'of u main or charging hopper, a distributinghopper having a dischargel opening, means for rotating the distributing hopper relative to the 'main or charging hopper, whereby material coutainedthei'ein-inziy he discharged nt different points in the main hopper, a shutter and menno for shifting the shutter into alinement with the opening in the distributing hopper, substantially us set forth.

4. In an apparatus for charging blast; furnaces, the comi blnation of n moin vor charging hopper, a distributing hopper,'means for rotating the ditrihuting hopper relative to4 tlicfmnin or charging hopper, whereby material contained therein may be discharged at different pointu' in the mainl hopper a shutter, and menusfor shifting the shutter to operative position with relation to the distributing hopper, substantially as set forth.

5. in an apparatus for charging blast furnaces, the combinnlion of n main or charging hopper, a bell controlling the iiow of material from said hopper, u heli supporting rod, n distributing hopper and a shutter therefor rotatably mounted on said rod, and means for shifting the distributing hopper and shutter independently of euch other, substnntiaily as set forth.

of the chamber-tothe side and menus for shifting; suid closure relatively tothe chamber on n vertical axis to vary the 6. In an apparatus for charging blnst furnaces, the conibinationjofn moin or charging hopper, o distributing hopper, n shutter, nroeiprocuting mechanlm und connections from the mechanism to the hopper and shutter, whereby said parts nre shifted alternately in the sume direction, substantially as Het forth.

i. in nn apparatus for charging blast furnaces the combination of n main or chnrgini,r hopper, a distributing; hopper, nieztns for rotating the distributing hopper rointive t0.

thc charging hopper whereby material contained in thc-.distrihufingfhopper muy he discharged :ttfriiierent poin tlle mnin hopper, n' shutter having the portion conlroiiing the discharge from the distributing hopper inclined to the puth of movement of the shutter und menus i'or shifting the shutter independent of the hopper, substantially :is set foi-ih.

. Y In combination with n furnace provided with a re-.

ceiving chamber communicating with its interior, u closure for the hotlontofjs'nid chamber, snid closure being movable relatively to the chamber -to ope'n und closed positions, respectively. and udaptcd when open to directV the contents point of dischurgxc.

9. The combination of c stationary moin hopper, a boli for closing' said hopper, n distributing hopper located above the nmin hopper, moons for controlling the discharge from the distributingr hopper into thc 1nnin-hopper :ind menus for rotating the distributing hopper.

-ter controlling; the movement of materiel from the dist 10. In u blast furnace chargingr nppnrttus, the combinai- .tion olf n rnuin hopper und bell, :i distributing hopper provided with means intermediate oi' the receiving und discharging points constructed to permit the pnsmigo ot mn 'terini beyond it al: one point, means for varying the posi- 'tion ot auch point und means for controlling,r the discharge of mutcriui from the distributing hopper.

11. In a blast furnace charging nppnriltus, the combination ot' remain hopper nud b ell, u receiving hopper, Sinti-gedistributing melius, movable horizontuliy relative Ifo the receiving hopper :tud adapted to direct the motorini roeeiveri from the receiving hopper to different points in the main hopper.

12. In lli blast furnace charging apparatus, the combina- ,tionot a piain hoppernnd hell, u receiving hopper, means vmovable relative to the receiving hopper und adopted to direct the mittel-lui in its pussnge from the receiving hopper', ond mechanism for shifting such distributing means -uround the axis of the receiving hopper, whereby :luy desired distribution of the material in the moin hopper muy be oifeetcd. i

1H. in yan apparatus for charging blast furnaces, the

'combination ot. a main hopper, arecciving hopper, having a discharge opening, nnkd means interposed between said 'hopper's for controllingr the ilow of material from the rec'eiving hopper and directing it to nny point in the mein hopper, whereby a substantially oven distribution ot tl1eforth 1.3. in an apparatus for charging blast furnaces," the combination of a` main hopper, :t receiving hopper, :i dis tributing hopper errungen between the moin und receivingy hoppors nud hnving an eccentric discharge opening, ai shut uiiug hopper :1nd moons for moving the'shuttcr -hor ontnlly indpendeully of the distributing hopper, substitutiziliy :is set forth.

iu testimony whereof,l have hereunto set my hand.

VAI/PER KENNEDY. Witnesses F. E. Gurnee,

Fimo Kinennnn. 

